The general public has been under the impression that rooftop solar is only being adopted by the rich and famous as a way to help the environment. Well, the results are in and they could not be more opposite. Installation of solar in California, more specifically San Diego, has actually been adopted by the middle-class more than any other income group as an investment to reduce high utility rates.

The truth of the matter is that solar has become one of the best and most affordable investments a homeowner can make. This is especially true with the 30 percent Federal Tax Credit available and the newly reinstated $5 million worth of rebates available to SDG&E residential clients who install solar in San Diego. Ken Justo, co-owner of ASI Hastings Heating, Air & Solar said that, “with these credits and rebates, and SDG&E’s rates continually climbing every year, going solar has one of the best returns on investments available and our clients are seeing this reflect in their utility bill.”

A study recently released by the Center for American Progress (CAP) shows that medium income households (from $40,000 to $89,000) account for more than 67 percent of solar installations in California. The information released was in direct contradiction to claims made by many utility executives around the country that solar technology is only affordable to the wealthy.

Justo added that “solar provides benefits like generating electricity without using fuel and without emitting carbon pollutants which is great for the environment, but middle-class San Diego County residents are mainly switching to solar because solar is extremely affordable and the timing couldn’t be better with all the incentives.”

Right now you can get a free in-home evaluation for solar by ASI Hastings, The White Glove Guys; and it doesn’t matter if you make 40k a year or 400k because these days, there is an affordable solar system for everyone.

For additional information contact ASI Hastings whose ‘White Glove Technicians’ are available day or night, at 1-800-481-COOL (2665) or online at www.asihastings.com.